Summary characteristics of accreditation and infection control scores, breakdown by peer group and timing of surveys
| Hospital peer group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal | Large | Medium | Small | |
| N=28 (%) | N=13 (%) | N=24 (%) | N=31 (%) | |
| Full accreditation on both surveys | 57.1 | 61.5 | 33.3 | 3.2 |
| Full accreditation in cycle 0 (surveys in 2009 and 2011) | 58.8 | 62.5 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| Full accreditation in cycle 1 (surveys in 2010 and 2012) | 54.5 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 10.0 |
| High IC scores in one survey | 25.0 | 30.8 | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| High IC scores in both surveys | 10.7 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| High IC scores in cycle 0 (surveys in 2009 and 2011) | 29.4 | 25.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| High IC scores in second survey of each cycle (2011 or 2012) | 45.5 | 80.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 |
Peer group as defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.30
IC, infection control.